Animation Competition Marks UN’s 60th Birthday

The
United Nations is enlisting the tools of animation from
2-dimensional cartoons to computer-aided wizardry to
celebrate its 60th Anniversary in the Asia-Pacific region.

The UN Information Services (UNIS) in Bangkok, together
with the Software Industry Promotion Agency (SIPA) of the
Thai Ministry of Information Communication Technology, today
announced a region-wide short animation competition as the
first activity of the year-long birthday
celebrations.

“Animation is a wonderful way to communicate
the United Nations’ message of peace, security and human
rights for all,” UNIS official Evelyn Domingo-Barker said of
the competition, which covers UN work in six areas -
reducing poverty and hunger, universal education, gender
equality, improving health for all, ensuring sustainable
development and promoting world peace.

Entrants must be
citizens of the Asia-Pacific region and can use any
animation technique, including 2D cartoon animation,
computer-aided 3D animation, clay animation or digital
interferences on a visual product, as long as copyright
rules are respected. Entries, which must be under five
minutes, can be submitted by post or online no later than 1
October.

There are two categories – Youth (25 years old
or below), and Public - with three prizes in each category
totalling $15,000. Winners will be flown to Bangkok to
collect their prizes and participate in the UN Day
celebrations on 24
October.

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